8. The Earth has a mass of 5.97 x 10 24 [kg], a radius of 6.37 x
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8. The Earth has a mass of 5.97 x 1024 [kg], a radius of 6.37 x 106 [m] and is located 1.50 x 108 [km] from the Sun. Assume the mass of the Earth is uniformly distributed throughout its volume.
a) What is the magnitude of the angular momentum associated with Earth's rotation about its own axis?
b) What is the magnitude of the angular momentum associated with Earth's revolution about the Sun?
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Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick
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